Another good game by Reiner Knizia.

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Maximum players: 5, Good for: 3, 4, 5, Best for: 4

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Last time played 5 year 4 month 26 day ago. Played only once.

Another good strategy game by Reiner Knizia.

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Maximum players: 5, Good for: 3, 4, 5, Best for: 4

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A good abstract strategy game for two, by the creator of Kill Dr Lucky.

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Maximum players: 2, Good for: 2, Best for: 2

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A gardener irrigates plots and grows bamboo, only to see a panda eat it.

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Maximum players: 4, Good for: 2, 3, 4, Best for: 3

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Last time played 8 month 30 day ago. Played 4 times in total.

Tile-laying game, best with three players.

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Maximum players: 4, Good for: 2, 3, 4, Best for: 2

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Last time played 7 year 3 month 20 day ago. Played only once.

An abstract strategy game for two, but with a strong time element to it, as some of the pieces are hourglasses that must move before their time runs out. For that reason the game was eventually removed from the GIPF series of which it was originally a member

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Maximum players: 2, Good for: 2, Best for: 2

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2012 Spiel des Jahres nominee. A good game for two with a worker placement element.

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Maximum players: 2, Good for: 2, Best for: 2

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Good party game where you must draw stuff, and then your neighbour must guess what you drew, then his neighbour must draw that, and so on.

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Maximum players: 8, Good for: 5, 6, 7, 8+, Best for: 8+

Pros: Tons of laughter.

Cons: Penises everywhere.

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Last time played 1 year 3 month 13 day ago. Played 3 times in total.

2013 Kennerspiel des Jahres nominee. A somewhat heavy but highly regarded strategy game, best played with 4.

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Maximum players: 5, Good for: 2, 3, 4, 5, Best for: 4

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2017 Kennerspiel des Jahres nominee.

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Maximum players: 5, Good for: 2, 3, 4, Best for: 3, 4

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Last time played 3 year 2 month 28 day ago. Played 2 times in total.

Maximum players: 4, Good for: 2, 3, 4, Best for: 3, 4

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Last time played 1 year 2 month 9 day ago. Played 4 times in total.

You try to control the Roman Empire, either militarily, politically, or deviously. Plays with 3 players, can you imagine!

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Maximum players: 3, Good for: 3, Best for: 3

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2015 Spiel des Jahres nominee. The HFG does not own it.

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Maximum players: 5, Good for: 2, 3, 4, 5, Best for: 3

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Last time played 9 year 0 month 10 day ago. Played 2 times in total.

The box is big so that your cat can lie in it while you play!

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Maximum players: 4, Good for: 2, 3, 4, Best for: 3

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2017 Spiel des Jahres nominee. A racing game.

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Maximum players: 4, Good for: 2, 3, 4, Best for: 2, 3, 4

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Last time played 5 year 2 month 4 day ago. Played 3 times in total.

Excellent party game that is most fun with a good master of ceremony and unabashed players.

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Maximum players: 10, Good for: 8+, Best for: 8+

Pros: Plays up to 18, best with 12-15.

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Last time played 5 year 7 month 12 day ago. Played 9 times in total.

An abstract strategy game by Reiner Knizia that plays best with three players.

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Maximum players: 5, Good for: 2, 3, 4, 5, Best for: 3

Pros: Cute little camels.

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2006 Spiel des Jahres winner. Good networking game, especially for 3 players.

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Maximum players: 4, Good for: 2, 3, 4, Best for: 3, 4

Pros: You get to pronounce the names of cities in a thick German accent.

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Last time played 1 year 4 month 3 day ago. Played 6 times in total.

2004 Spiel des Jahres winner. The HFG also owns the "Europe" variant. House rule: must imitate the "ding-ding-ding" sound of a level crossing when all cards are changed.

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Maximum players: 5, Good for: 2, 3, 4, 5, Best for: 4

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Last time played 3 month 1 day ago. Played 6 times in total.

Excellent tile placement game by Reiner Knizia. Plays best with 4.

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Maximum players: 4, Good for: 2, 3, 4, Best for: 4

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1999 Spiel des Jahres winner. A worker placement game.

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Maximum players: 4, Good for: 2, 3, 4, Best for: 4

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Last time played 5 year 9 month 27 day ago. Played only once.

Good party game for history buffs. The HFG does not own it.

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Maximum players: 8, Good for: none, Best for: none

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Last time played 6 year 4 month 10 day ago. Played 8 times in total.

A puzzle game on a small 5x5 grid.

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Maximum players: 6, Good for: 2, 3, 4, 5, Best for: 3

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Last time played 2 year 0 month 11 day ago. Played 3 times in total.

Good game with an adventure theme. House rule: you must make a scrunching noise when you turn the big statues.

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Maximum players: 4, Good for: 2, 3, 4, Best for: 4

Pros: Driving little trucks on an island in search of treasure.

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A relaxing trip from Edo to Kyoto. The HFG does not own it.

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Maximum players: 5, Good for: 2, 3, 4, 5, Best for: 4

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2000 Spiel des Jahres winner. Best with three players.

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Maximum players: 4, Good for: 2, 3, 4, Best for: 4

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Last time played 5 year 10 month 11 day ago. Played 2 times in total.

Another one of those games that Kevin occasionally brings to game nights. The HFG does not own it.

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Maximum players: 4, Good for: 2, 3, 4, Best for: 2, 3, 4

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Last time played 3 year 3 month 25 day ago. Played only once.

Building a railroad network and eventually parasitizing other people's efforts. House rule: you must bitch about the cards you randomly selected.

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Maximum players: 6, Good for: 3, 4, 5, 6, Best for: 5, 6

Pros: Learn the name of European cities in their native language.

Cons: None. This is a fun game.

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Last time played 1 month 4 day ago. Played 32 times in total.

Another one of those simple, bluffing, gambling Japanese card games. The HFG does not own it.

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Maximum players: 5, Good for: 3, 4, 5, Best for: 5

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Last time played 9 year 11 month 3 day ago. Played 2 times in total.

Usually, trolls wait underneath bridges to attack travelers, but here they take the role of vikings going from island to island in search of plunder. A set collection game.

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Maximum players: 4, Good for: 2, 3, 4, Best for: 3

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Worker placement and area control in medieval France.

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Maximum players: 4, Good for: 2, 3, 4, Best for: 3

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A good tile-laying game.

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Maximum players: 8, Good for: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8+, Best for: 4, 5, 6

Pros: Plays very quickly. Good with any number of players.

Cons: Often results in multiple winners.

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Last time played 14 days ago. Played 107 times in total.

A game with a neat mechanism: we all start with different hands (at random) but sooner or later we'll have to play with the other players' hands, see if we can do any better than them.

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Maximum players: 5, Good for: 3, 4, 5, Best for: 4, 5

Pros: Confirms that you cannot hold back the tides.

Cons: Sheep may drown.

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Last time played 7 year 10 month 2 day ago. Played 2 times in total.

Part of the GIPF project, a series of two-players abstract strategy games.

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Maximum players: 2, Good for: 2, Best for: 2

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